Sixth Class-Ms. Lucey

﻿Artwork! Have a look at some of the artwork we have completed so far this year! We have many talented artists in 6th class. ﻿

Congratulations! We entered an art competition for Social Inclusion week run by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The theme was ‘Sharing the Caring’ and the standard of the posters created by the class was very high. Congratulations to all who entered – you should be proud of your talented drawings. A special congratulations to our winner above. Another girl also received a Highly Recommended Certificate. Well done girls! Congratulations also to our recently elected Green Schools and Yellow Flag Committee members. It’s a great achievement for you and we wish you, and both committees, the very best in the coming year.

6th Class Retreat A short while ago we participated in our retreat in preparation for our Confirmation. The day began with the leader sharing some of his stories with us about his own experiences. We were split into teams with children from many other schools, which was great fun and this meant that we got the chance to meet new people and friends. We did activities which required us to work as a team. We learned that everybody sees things differently and that we will all have different opinions on things in life. We really enjoyed the day, especially meeting new people. Friendship Week! We all participated in Friendship Week before the Halloween break. It was a fun and interesting week where we explored the theme of friendship and our cultures. A big thank you to all the boys and girls in our class who brought in many foods for our ‘Taste the World’ day. We tasted chicken tikka, coddle, soda bread, samosas, curried rice, sweet biscuits and a lamb dish with peanuts and raisins. The food was delicious! We had a visit from the parents of a boy in our class who told us a wonderful story about Diwali, an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year, which is also known as the festival of lights. Thank you for sharing this story with us. Some boys and girls also brought in traditional tales from their countries to share with us, which we really enjoyed. Well done to everyone for all your wonderful contributions throughout the week!

National Children’s Choir The boys and girls in Fifth and Sixth Class have been preparing extremely hard for their National Children’s Choir performance that will take place later this year. They had a very successful rehearsal recently with many other schools. The children should be proud of themselves for all they have learned to date. They sounded fantastic at the rehearsal. We are looking forward our next big rehearsal in February!

World War 1 Projects We have been busy completing projects on World War 1 recently. We explored how the war began, those involved, what life during the war was like for those fighting and those at home, and the effects of the war. Pictures of our work will follow shortly!